All characters belong to Eoin Colfer. My take on the theme; Blue Yeti did it better.


Hypocrisy

They'd all known - but, so long as it was a secret, no-one was going to make waves. There had even been a tacit feeling of approval; if he felt like that about her then he wasn't going to be much of a threat. Now it was out in the open and she felt the disapproval as a tangible force.

She sat alone in the canteen; no-one called; the worst shifts always had her name on them; the film with Skylar Peat was withdrawn - and every time they looked at her she could hear the unasked question,

"Is he worth it?"